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Redispensing unused cancer meds cuts waste, saves money
Researchers compared the reduction in drug waste and cost savings from redispensing oral anticancer drugs versus the standard practice of...
Conference Coverage
More evidence of better outcomes with 120–mm Hg BP target
“We are doing very badly in terms of implementation. There is a big gap between science and what’s happening in the real world.”
Latest News
Headache after drinking red wine? This could be why
An interesting epidemiologic phenomenon, not yet adequately explained, is why red wine is associated with more headache than other forms of...
Commentary
A mid-marathon cardiac arrest, an MD’s crisis of confidence
Yes, I just did something great. But I’d recently been called the worst physician in the world.
News
FDA panel voices concerns over 2 lymphoma accelerated approvals
FDA’s ODAC committee pressed for resolution on whether 2 lymphoma drugs, long on the U.S. market, actually deliver significant benefits to...
News
Standing BP measures improve hypertension diagnosis
“Standing office BP has acceptable discriminative capabilities in identifying the presence of hypertension in adults.”
News
Veterans Get $6 billion in Hearing Loss Settlement
Hearing loss and tinnitus are the top and third most common service-connected disabilities among veterans....
Original Research
Monitoring Thyrotropin in Veterans With Thyroid Nodules
When thyroid nodules are found clinically or incidentally on imaging, the patient’s thyrotropin level should be measured...
Conference Coverage
Ocular MALT lymphoma: Radiation reduces relapse
Mortality rates from early-stage ocular MALT lymphoma are low, with relapse rates lowered by radiation therapy.
News
Massive databases unleash discovery, but not so much in the U.S.
Vast medical databases have connected dots where smaller randomized trials could not. But the United States has a long way to go.